Having grown up under the sound of the gospel, I have always heard folks refer to those who have been saved as “Believers”, but are all believers actually saved? The surprising answer is no. After all, satan himself is a huge believer in Jesus as the Son of the Living God because he dealt with Him on a one-to-one basis several times while the Saviour walked upon the earth. But his belief certainly doesn’t mean he has been saved.
There are also plenty of humans who believe in Jesus and His Godly status who will ultimately end up in hell nonetheless. For example, consider a person who has come under the conviction of the Holy Ghost. He has already come to the realization that he is a sinner and that only the acceptance of the Lord Jesus Christ as his personal Saviour will keep him out of eternal hell.
But although this person now believes in Jesus and that He is the only way to eternal life, until he actually takes action to confess his sins and ask for forgiveness, his sins still have not been covered by the blood – he is still lost. And if this “believer” should die before he gets around to actually accepting Jesus as his Saviour he will die and go to hell.
This is why it is imperative that a person who is under conviction make that move right away without putting it off. It’s bad enough when someone who doesn’t believe in Jesus dies in their sins, but it’s even worse when a “believer” does so.
Astounding!!!